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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Jeing-mei learns that her mother's lost babies ______________________________________.
(a) Died a very poor woman
(b) Wished she had not raised her in America
(c) Have been found alive and well
(d) Died while searching for her lost babies

2. Rose's mother, in exchange for Bing, gave to the ocean _____________________.
(a) Her teacup
(b) A bamboo pole
(c) Her bible
(d) A sapphire ring

3. How did Ying-Ying's rescuers determine she was not a beggar?
(a) She had on embroidered clothing
(b) She did not speak but could only cry
(c) She was pale with soft feet
(d) Her manners were polished

4. Lena St. Clair's mother appears to be _______________________.
(a) Happy to be a mother
(b) Sentimental
(c) Afraid of Lena
(d) Mentally ill

5. Waverly's mother pretending to understand chess is ____________________________.
(a) Her way of bonding with her daughter
(b) Her way of appearing bright to the neighbors
(c) Annoying to Waverly
(d) Endearing to Waverly

Short Answer Questions

1. Ying-Ying's family is __________________.

2. In order to promote her fertility, Lindo was given ________________________.

3. The child finally decides to ______________________.

4. An-Mei Hsu grew up with ___________________________________.

5. Suyuan Woo's beautiful mah jong table was made of __________________.

Short Essay Questions

1. Discuss why the current members of the Joy Luck Club have invested their winnings in the stock market.

2. Discuss the reason that An-Mei's mother is considered a "ghost" and does not live with her children.

3. This parable is loaded with symbolism. Since the old woman paid a "foolish sum" for the swan, and then loses it, what might this symbolize?

4. The Moon Lady says woman is the dark yin, and man is the bright truth of yang. How did this kind of thinking affect the characters in this book over their lifetimes?

5. How could a woman with twin babies leave them at the side of the road?

6. The soup An-Mei's mother made for her dying mother was the ultimate show of love for her mother. What does it symbolize?

7. Waverly's unusual talent becomes a reason to pamper and spoil her. Does she appreciate this treatment? How does it affect her?

8. The imagery of the woman fluttering her arms when the swan is taken from her is sad. What does it imply?

9. Lindo Jong became the property of her husband's family long before she went to live with them. Discuss how this changed the way her mother perceived her and treated her.

10. What is the root problem in Rose's marriage?

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